Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Camille Billops (1933– )
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James Lloyd Jackson (1920-2008)
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Alice M. Walker (1944- )
Carlos Alcis
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Carlos Alcis (1970-2013)

Explore Global African History

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The Quest for Land and Freedom on Canada’s Western Prairies: Black Oklahomans in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1905-1912
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Yared (Saint), 505-571 AD
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Sebastián Rodríguez Brito (c.1642-c.1717)
Steve Biko memorial, 1977
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SASO Resolution on Black Theology, 1971

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Arkansas Pioneers in Flight: African Americans in Aviation from the Natural State, 1932 to 1953.
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Race, Family, and Real Estate: Beryl Satter’s Family Properties
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From Opera, Minstrelsy and Ragtime to Social Justice: An Overview of African American Performers at Carnegie Hall, 1892-1943
Edythe Turnham and Her Knights of Syncopation, Seattle, 1925
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Race, Gender, Jazz & Local 493: Black Women Musicians in Seattle: 1920-1955

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators